How to Write a News Article Task:Write a newspaper article that reports the facts associated with your selected folktale. Style:You will be writing in a different style than you are used to in class.Newspaper articles generally contain sentences and paragraphs that are short and direct.Most paragraphs in news articles contain a maximum of three sentences. Format: Newspaper articles should contain the following items: · Headline – An attention getting phrase at the top of the article. · Byline – By, your name. · Lead Paragraph – Start with a strong, interesting sentence to get the reader engaged.Include the who, what, when, where, why, and how as appropriate. · Explanation and Amplification – This section will include several brief paragraphs explaining the detail surrounding your photograph. · Background Information – This section will include several brief paragraphs explaining events leading up to the picture, related national stories, etc. Bias:Newspaper articles should be written without bias.In other words, you should report the facts objectively – don’t give opinions in your news article. Adapted from: Sebrank, Patrick, Verne Meyer, and Dave Kemper.Write Source 2000. Wilmington: MA:Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995.
Task: Write a newspaper article that reports the facts associated with
your selected folktale.
Style: You will be writing in a different style than you are used to in
class. Newspaper articles generally contain sentences and
paragraphs that are short and direct. Most paragraphs in news
articles contain a maximum of three sentences.
Format: Newspaper articles should contain the following items:
· Headline – An attention getting phrase at the top of the article.
· Byline – By, your name.
· Lead Paragraph – Start with a strong, interesting sentence to get the
reader engaged. Include the who, what, when, where, why, and how
as appropriate.
· Explanation and Amplification – This section will include several brief
paragraphs explaining the detail surrounding your photograph.
· Background Information – This section will include several brief
paragraphs explaining events leading up to the picture, related
national stories, etc.
Bias: Newspaper articles should be written without bias. In other
words, you should report the facts objectively – don’t give
opinions in your news article.
Adapted from: Sebrank, Patrick, Verne Meyer, and Dave Kemper. Write Source 2000.
Wilmington: MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995.